PGE Partners

The Program on the Global Environment

The Program on the Global Environment (PGE) includes the Environmental and Urban Studies BA major and minor; faculty-led research projects; lecture series, conferences, and other events; collaborations with student groups and the University of Chicago's Offices of Sustainability and Civic Engagement; and public education and outreach. The program hosts visitors and research initiatives across disciplinary divides. Explore our new website to learn more about PGE events and the undergraduate program, or to reach out to us. See you in class or at an event soon!

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Reimagining the Environment

A classroom doesn’t always need four walls, rows of desks, and a whiteboard. Sometimes, a classroom can be the towering skyscrapers on Michigan Avenue, or the train car on the CTA Green Line, a restoration area on an old industrial site in the Calumet region, or even the small garden tucked away in Woodlawn’s Jackson Park.